Apple Reportedly Waiting on Samsung for Ultimate Bezel-Free iPhone Display

Apple is waiting on Samsung to perfect a next-generation OLED display technology that wraps almost vertically around a phone and essentially makes the sides themselves part of the screen, claims a Chinese leaker. Xiaomi’s 2021 concept phone – bearing a striking resemblance to Samsung’s rumored technology According to the Weibo-based leaker Instant Digital, the technology is internally described by Samsung as a "full-surround, full-screen display." In the design – unlike a curved so-called "waterfall screen" – the main display remains completely flat, while the OLED panel bends sharply downward at close to a 90-degree angle on all four edges and corners. The idea is that those folded display sections would effectively become the sides of the device and replace the typical metal or plastic frame.

Meanwhile, the display wiring and other components usually hidden behind the bezels could also be moved around the edges. The result – in theory – would be an iPhone that looks almost entirely bezel-free when viewed from the front, with the physical black border around the display reduced virtually to nothing. The technology could also reportedly facilitate an iPhone model without conventional mechanical buttons.

According to the leaker, Apple has been waiting for Samsung to finalize the technology, but there are still challenges to overcome. These are said to include optical distortion and color shifts around the corners, maintaining the OLED’s protective encapsulation through extreme bends, and finding suitable locations for antennas when all sides are covered by the display. Concept design shared by Instant Digital The technology is quite different from the less-extreme " four-sided quad-curved display " that is rumored for Apple’s 20th-anniversary iPhone expected in 2027.

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Users may no longer be advised to leave their hot earbuds out in the open to cool down. Samsung might completely flip its official advice on overheating Galaxy Buds.

Audio Samsung might completely flip its official advice on overheating Galaxy Buds Users may no longer be advised to leave their hot earbuds out in the open to cool down. The updated in-app advice reveals that overheated earbuds will now automatically power off for safety, replacing the previous warning behavior where earbuds continued beeping while active.

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The shift may indicate newer Galaxy Buds could come with upgraded battery management circuitry capable of halting charging current during thermal spikes, though letting hot buds cool in open air remains the safest bet until official support docs are updated. Samsung’s wireless earbuds lineup has expanded significantly over the years, most recently with models like the Galaxy Buds On.

Dealing with battery-powered electronics resting in your ear canals always requires thermal management precautions. Samsung has long advised users not to put overheated earbuds back into their charging case, but it seems the company plans to change its directive soon.

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The leaker suggests that the commemorative iPhone 20 model could be an intermediate step toward this more ambitious design. Tags: Instant Digital, Samsung This article, " Apple Reportedly Waiting on Samsung for Ultimate Bezel-Free iPhone Display " first appeared on com Discuss this article in our forums.

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